Job Description

This engineer is responsible for doing impact analysis on
incoming change requests, making designs, development and unit testing,
acceptance testing support, system monitoring and maintenance, and
incident resolution. He or she will work together with the other Java /
PHP developers in the team and with key users. Tasks & Responsibilities
- Validate and clarify user requirements.
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Analyze the impact of change requests on existing code base, and assess
the amount of implementation work required. Where needed, create
logical designs.
- Implement requirements in Java and PHP, and perform unit and integration tests.
- Assist in deploying solutions to the production environment, using a professional deployment process and tooling.
- Diagnose and fix bugs and incidents.
- Answer end-user questions.
- Help to ensure that system performance remains good. Knowledge
- Solid experience in developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring and Hibernate
- Solid experience in using the following development tools: Eclipse, Perforce or Subversion, Maven.
- Solid experience in developing web applications using PHP5
- Front end experience (CSS/HTML /Javascript).
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Good experience in all activities along the software development
lifecycle: design, development, testing and maintenance.
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Some domain knowledge in logistical processes or call center
applications, and some work experience in consumer-related industries or
ideally the consumer electronics industry.
- Preferably some experience in working with both SQL Server and MySQL.

Desired Skills & Experience

- At least 5 years of experience in IT, 3 years of
experience in Java, and at least 1 year of experience in PHP. Good
abilities in writing SQL queries.
- Ability to align with key users, to clarify their requests
- Be able to work according to defined processes for development, testing, deployment and documentation.
- Be able to work in a dynamic environment with evolving end-user demands. Be proactive in signalling issues
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Be sensitive and pragmatic in balancing short- and long-term solutions,
in balancing performance vs. costs, and in using frameworks and
methodologies.
- Be able to work in a cross-geographical team.
- Pragmatic, flexible and hands on attitude
- Good analytical thinking
- Persistent about solving logical issues and bugs
- Fluent in English

Company Description

Founded in 1991, TomTom is the world’s leading supplier of
location and navigation products and services focused on providing all
drivers with the world’s best navigation experience. Headquartered in
Amsterdam, TomTom has 3,500 employees and sells its products in over 40
countries. Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash
infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time
services, including the award winning HD Traffic™. Our working
environment is an innovative, fun and dynamic one, full of agile;
relentlessly customer focused self starters and entrepreneurs. Our core
values; open spirit, passion for results, innovative thinking and
customer driven remain at the roots of how we work and we cherish our
pioneering spirit.